If Bernie seeks the Democratic nomination, it doesn't MATTER what his voter registration is.

[MADem]

145. He doesn't have to dodge. His party affiliation will be found, in his own hand, on his FEC form 2,

when he files it within the next two weeks, as mandated by Federal Election law.

All of this fighting and griping and accusing on this thread is hilarious. I don't expect you to know every rule, but you'd think American voters who claim to be politically astute would have a clue about these things, particularly since we've seen Third Party candidates get all pissy because they weren't allowed on the stage at a Democratic Party debate.

If Senator Sanders wants to join in the Democratic Party debate(s), he'd do well to write "Democratic Party" in block four of the form 2. If his goal is to jump into the fray that way, that's most likely what he'll do. He'd have to be given a podium in that case.

If he doesn't do that, and he expects to be allowed on the stage, he'll have to get permission from the other candidates. Now, Hillary Clinton has donated to Sanders' "Friends of Bernie" PAC in the past, through her own HILLPAC...so it's not like they aren't friendly. She might want to play a "House of Cards" gambit with him, cynically, or she just might welcome all views. At this stage, as a front-runner, she can keep non-Dems off the stage of any debate.

We'll see how this shakes out.